Clinical Practice Guidelines

From Towards Optimized Practice

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Nursing home acquired pneumonia

Urinary tract infections in long term care

Multiple sclerosis and urinary tract infection

From the British Columbia Ministry of Health

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Macroscopic and Microscopic Urinalysis and the Investigation of Urinary Tract infections

Otitis  Media:  Acute Otitis Media (AOM) and Otitis Media with Effusion (OME)

From the Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet)

See link to Antibiotic Resistant Organism (ARO) Guidelines (2013) on PICNet Practice Guidelines page

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

Adult Treatment Guidelines:  Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

Adult Appropriate Antibiotic Use Summary

Nonspecific Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

Acute Pharyngitis in Adults

Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis

Acute Cough Illness (Acute Bronchitis)

Pediatric Treatment Guidelines:  Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

Practice Tips – Careful Antibiotic Use

Appropriate Treatment Summary

Cough Illness / Bronchitis

The Common Cold:  Rhinitis vs. Sinusitis

Otitis Media

Pharyngitis:  Treat Only Proven GAS

From the Infectious Disease Society of America

Practice Guidelines

Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial Stewardship

Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in Adults

Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in Infants and Children

Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP)

Streptococcal Pharyngitis